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Old 01-11-2001, 01:02 PM   #1
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Question Need to know if P245/50/16 tires are too wide for front?

I've heard that the P245/50/16 tires will rub on the front of my stang. Is this true? Is it a bad rub or only if you are cranking the tires all the way? Thanks.

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Old 01-11-2001, 01:03 PM   #2
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the 88 might i know they don't on my 91'
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Old 01-11-2001, 01:44 PM   #3
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Ditto what [b]spinemup[b] said.

Anyone with an 88 and 245/50/R16's?


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Old 01-11-2001, 04:42 PM   #4
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I have those tires in my car and yeah they rub alot if I were u you I'll forget about that i Can't make a u-turn cuz it will rub like hell and guess what i dropped my car and i had to change the tires in the front i have a 1990 gt
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Old 01-11-2001, 05:14 PM   #5
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So what will work? Can I even go with the P235/50/16?? I want to get the same size tires all the way around so I can rotate them after I burn the back ones down a little.
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Old 01-11-2001, 05:45 PM   #6
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I have P245/50/R16 all the way around on my car and they rub a little bit, mostly when i turn left. I dont think it really matters but make sure you have them rotated.
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Old 01-11-2001, 10:33 PM   #7
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I have 245 50 16's on my 88 and they rub only a little. The springs are also stock. My buddy tried them on his 88 and they rubbed alot, his car is also lowered 2"
Also the tires are on ponys.


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Old 01-12-2001, 11:38 AM   #8
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I had 245 50 16s on the front and rear of my 93 gt. No rubbing, but I had problems steering in and out of ruts in the road because of the wide front tires. I went down to 225 50 16s on the front, and that improved my steering greatly. Sure, you cant rotate the tires, but its been 2 years, and the tread depth looks about the same for both.
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Old 01-12-2001, 11:40 AM   #9
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i ran 245/45/16 with very minumal rubbing on a 87 lx..IMHO 245/45/16 are the best looking tires for a 16" rim

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